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Them Quotes by Andre Gide
- I advise the young to tell themselves constantly that most often it is up to them alone.
- The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my…
- Christianity, above all, consoles; but there are naturally happy souls who do not need consolation. Consequently Christianity begins by making such souls unhappy, for otherwise…
- Other people's appetites easily appear excessive when one doesn't share them.
- Humanity cherishes its swaddling clothes; but it shall not grow up unless it can free itself from them. Turning down his mother's breast does not…
- I would like the events never to be told directly by the author, but rather to be introduced (and several times, from various angles) by…
- It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.
- There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
- Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
- Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.
- Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for…
- You have to let other people be right' was his answer to their insults. 'It consoles them for not being anything else.
- I do not love men: I love what devours them.
- Yet I'm sure there's something more to be read in a man. People dare not -- they dare not turn the page. The laws of…
- The most beaten paths are certainly the surest, but do not hope to start much game on them.
- No encounter occured that day, and I was glad of it; I took out of my pocket a little Homer I had not opened since…
- In order to be utterly happy the only thing necessary is to refrain from comparing this moment with other moments in the past, which I…
- There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.
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